Dirt Nap City - The Most Interesting Dead People In History
Dirt Nap City
128 episodes
3 days ago
Step back in time to an era when a massive, dog-eared book was the most important delivery of the year. This episode explores the incredible history of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog, an American institution that was the original "Everything Store," years before Amazon. From its humble beginnings selling watches in 1888, the Sears Catalog exploded into a colossal volume, serving as the central marketplace for millions of rural Americans. For those far from city stores, this catalog was a ...
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Step back in time to an era when a massive, dog-eared book was the most important delivery of the year. This episode explores the incredible history of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog, an American institution that was the original "Everything Store," years before Amazon. From its humble beginnings selling watches in 1888, the Sears Catalog exploded into a colossal volume, serving as the central marketplace for millions of rural Americans. For those far from city stores, this catalog was a ...
Step Right Up! The Surprisingly Tragic History of Kinney Shoes
Dirt Nap City - The Most Interesting Dead People In History
19 minutes
1 month ago
Step Right Up! The Surprisingly Tragic History of Kinney Shoes
Dust off your dusty old high-tops and prepare to lace up for a journey back in time, all the way to the glory days of suburban malls and affordable footwear. On this week's episode of Dirt Nap City, your hosts, Alex and Kelly, are tackling a topic so mundane, so wonderfully beige, it's begging for a deep dive: the rise and fall of Kinney Shoes. Before there was Payless, before there was Famous Footwear, there was Kinney—the undisputed king of "I just need some shoes that won't fall apart befo...
Dirt Nap City - The Most Interesting Dead People In History
Step back in time to an era when a massive, dog-eared book was the most important delivery of the year. This episode explores the incredible history of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog, an American institution that was the original "Everything Store," years before Amazon. From its humble beginnings selling watches in 1888, the Sears Catalog exploded into a colossal volume, serving as the central marketplace for millions of rural Americans. For those far from city stores, this catalog was a ...
